Social Groups

A. Charles Horton Cooley
B. Emile Durkheim
C. William I. Thomas
D. William Graham Sumner

A. Co-operation
B. Competition
C. Coercion
D. Conflict

A. The social support and feedback of others hinders us as we try to confront difficulties
B. Accidents alcoholism psychiatric disorders tuberculosis and even death rates are higher among people who live with more than seven others in a group living situation
C. The most effective strategy for undergraduate success is to abstain from group interaction because it slows down one’s individual learning process
D. Support groups have been found to add an average of 18 months to the lives of women in advanced stages of cancer

A. can be thought of as “we-groups” and “they -groups ” respectively
B. highlight the importance of family ties
C. are almost always based on territory (e.g. a neighborhood or nation-state)
D. are easily bridged by those who wish to share the other groups identity

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five

A. Members demand conformity and apply pressure to those who express doubts about a proposed course of action
B. Members withhold dissent and exercise self- censorship
C. Members share an illusion of invulnerability
D. Members share a common socioeconomic background

A. bureaucracies
B. formal organizations
C. informal organizations
D. task hierarchies

A. clear-cut division of labor
B. pyramidal hierarchy of authority
C. qualifications based on “whom you know”
D. written record of decisions rules procedures and activities

A. less hierarchy and less authoritarianism
B. more worker participation in decision making
C. self-managed teams
D. larger work groups

A. consists of the interpersonal networks that arise in a formal organization
B. is defined and prescribed by the formal organization
C. develops because rules are too specific to provide workable solutions for general situations
D. increases the hassle of “red tape”